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For those who haven't seen twitter discourse involving a traffic engineer greatly embarrass himself and profession.This is a deadly...

For those who haven't seen twitter discourse involving a traffic engineer greatly embarrass himself and profession.

This is a deadly fixed object (DFO) stan account now.

blech, that image looks terrible.

blech, that image looks terrible.

I just read an article on vox (no link) by Shirin Ghaffary. A quote from the article (image below) just blows my mind. Blue checks are and...

I just read an article on vox (no link) by Shirin Ghaffary.

A quote from the article (image below) just blows my mind. Blue checks are and were not clout. Stop using the right's framing.

(also not this is the full paragraph, it isn't taken out of context.)

@BrooklynSpoke Making my commute a consistent 1h:20m at any time of day was invaluable. Also since most of that time was on the...

@BrooklynSpoke Making my commute a consistent 1h:20m at any time of day was invaluable. Also since most of that time was on the rail-to-trail Burke Gilman, it was incredibly good for my mental health.

@BrooklynSpoke I saw your twitter post re predictability. I totally agree. I live in the Seattle Suburbs and my work commute by transit was...

@BrooklynSpoke I saw your twitter post re predictability. I totally agree. I live in the Seattle Suburbs and my work commute by transit was affected by traffic and bad design. I used my e-bike for a 25mile one-way commute to get the predictability and the flexibility to work odd hours. My job at the time often had me working till 7/8/9 PM. Transit to the suburbs drops off steeply after 5:30PM.

Driving is just insane and as a ex-NYer I won't.

#BikeTooter #bikes #bikecommuter

I am actually really annoyed at the highjacking of the term #AI It is deliberate and wrong, an attempt to deceive since we have tons of...

I am actually really annoyed at the highjacking of the term #AI

It is deliberate and wrong, an attempt to deceive since we have tons of literature and speculation on what AI might be. The use of this term with some jargon slapped around it is designed to fool everyone. And it infuriates me.

I really like this desaturated version of a picture I took on the Snoqualmie Valley trail

I really like this desaturated version of a picture I took on the Snoqualmie Valley trail

Here is an article from slate with actual information about the leak and leaker and how it happened. I know this is novel, a news article...

Here is an article from slate with actual information about the leak and leaker and how it happened.

I know this is novel, a news article with actual information, enjoy.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/04/why-jack-teixeira-had-access-to-so-much-classified-information.html?via=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it

#leak #discordleaker

Apparently I was misinformed, the guy is not in custody and escaped either just as the cops arrived or minutes before.

Apparently I was misinformed, the guy is not in custody and escaped either just as the cops arrived or minutes before.

I could tell when the cops were annoyed when they read the charge over the loudspeakers.There had been some denial that the chargee was in...

I could tell when the cops were annoyed when they read the charge over the loudspeakers.

There had been some denial that the chargee was in the house and some quiet back and forth. At this point everything is wrapping up, they have the guy in custody and it looks like the slow how to do get out of here with him is happening.

So many cop cars, and right when school was getting out (both HS and elementary school in a few blocks )

Nothing like Snohomish County cops and US Marshals at a neighbor's house announcing arrest warrant and charges to liven up your day.And...

Nothing like Snohomish County cops and US Marshals at a neighbor's house announcing arrest warrant and charges to liven up your day.

And meet more of your neighbors too.

Clarence Thomas's corruption is illegal. It is also blatantly corruption. Dancing around the word corruption is cowardly.

Clarence Thomas's corruption is illegal. It is also blatantly corruption. Dancing around the word corruption is cowardly.

Describing Clarence Thomas's corruption as "unreported luxury travel" is so incredibly bullshit.

Describing Clarence Thomas's corruption as "unreported luxury travel" is so incredibly bullshit.

I will also point out that I have been using #Mastodon since Nov 2022 and so this is a reasonably informed pov.

I will also point out that I have been using #Mastodon since Nov 2022 and so this is a reasonably informed pov.

Of the #Mastodon issues, the quote-toot one is the largest for me. Secondly is the how important it is to choose your instance...

Of the #Mastodon issues, the quote-toot one is the largest for me.

Secondly is the how important it is to choose your instance carefully.

Thirdly is how many people tell me it isn't important what instance you are on.

I am 100% done with #dnd now. My old teenage superiority about #dnd vs other rpgs feels very prescient now. I love the people I met but I am...

I am 100% done with #dnd now. My old teenage superiority about #dnd vs other rpgs feels very prescient now. I love the people I met but I am not giving money to #wotc and not playing their damn game anymore.

I feel that the game hates its players and just am not going to do it.

So I just got an ad for AI pushed to me by MS via teams. No screenshot because I closed it by instinct. Incredibly toxic and I want to...

So I just got an ad for AI pushed to me by MS via teams. No screenshot because I closed it by instinct. Incredibly toxic and I want to scream. My whole org must have gotten this and most are not technical enough to realize how little LLM is an AI.

#teams #ms #ai #ad #bullshit

So my disappointment with #Vox continues with their lazy coverage of #TrumpIndictment Not going to boost them but JFC, I can see how...

So my disappointment with #Vox continues with their lazy coverage of #TrumpIndictment

Not going to boost them but JFC, I can see how #MattYglesias is a founder. I have wanted them to actually be good but really their content is not.

What do people use for smart #AdBlocker tech nowadays?I haven't kept up with the state of the art and the tools I use get detected all...

What do people use for smart #AdBlocker tech nowadays?

I haven't kept up with the state of the art and the tools I use get detected all the time.

Note I am not talking about #pihole which I am considering but isn't my first choice. Also #pihole isn't undetectable.

I have stopped using #whalebird In the end it consumed way to many resources to perform worse than the default mastodon web client.It was...

I have stopped using #whalebird
In the end it consumed way to many resources to perform worse than the default mastodon web client.

It was slow to react to my postings and threading. And given how much memory and cpu it consumed, I couldn't keep it on my PC.